Gary L. White

Gary L. White is a visual artist and ceramicist from Nashville, Tennessee, who works in clay. He holds a BFA from Watkins College of Art and Design (2011) and an MFA-level Master's in Ceramics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He teaches ceramics at Belmont University while maintaining a studio practice. His work explores folkways, identity, and the experience of the "Southern Other." He was a 2026 Self as Universe resident at A Studio in the Woods, where he planned to make pitfired ceramic pots from Mississippi River clay.